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Name: Sophie Landry

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Occupation: Baker

Social Class: Third Estate (Middle Class)

Financial situation: Not poor, but cannot financially support her parents in desperate times. Baking bread and pastry every day brings some money on holidays, but little on normal days.

Appearance: Hazel brown hair, has a slim figure, but has callused hands due to overworking. She has a strong build, and has a worn out face.

Location (Map of France, Map of Paris Must be in the Paris region. Versailles

Habitual locations: (where are you found most of the time?): Could be usually found working in her bakery. She lives alone in a small cottage.

Daily routine: (typical day for you):

- Wake up very early to walk to the bakery
- Knead dough and organize display cases (showcases)
- Open Bakery and sell daily bread
- Go back home at midnight and start on chores
- Sleep and get ready for the next day

Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits: A busybody, but very patient. Works very hard to pay off taxes, and is left with barely enough money to buy more ingredients for her bakery. Worries about what other people think about her, often showing kindness towards everyone, including those who are mean to her. Growing up from an unstable family, she perseveres to gain more rights and have a lucrative job.

Past/individual-family history: Father and mother both worked hard to financially support their family. Father was brought up to be a farmer, always plowing and harvesting fields and crops ever since his teenage years. Mother helped with household chores, such as housekeeping and churning butter and cheese to sell. Both worked together to feed mouths and pay taxes after marriage. Both parents were encouraging when she decided to become a baker. Started working at a young age.

Family: (spouse? siblings?...) A solo woman; has no siblings, the only child

Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in the class, AND your opinions and feelings about them): An extrovert, she has a lot of friends, sometimes chatting with her customers if close. A bit naive, she trusts everyone she knows, except the upper class. Is cynical when it comes to the upper class; believes that the upper class is self-centered. Has strong bonds between Middle Class people. Sometimes helps the Lower Class with food, but not money.

Religion: Christian

Education: Was barely taught about things other than how to read and write. Is a skilled reader/speaker, but is not good at other subjects; her family could not financially support her education.

Languages you speak: French, Bits of English

Main privileges and/or hardships: Often has a hard time paying taxes and supporting her parents. However, an efficient worker.

Portrait: (find one online and paste it in)

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